I'm not sure why it has been so hard lately for me to blog or do anything computer related lately! I'll try to be better but no guarantees!
Big news that happened lately is in August Keena and I were able to go to Indianapolis for a Jewelry show. What a lovely city! I was pleasantly surprised by the people and the cleanliness of the city.
The architecture was beautiful and so diverse! Sadly the memorial that is in city center was under construction so I didn't get very good photos of it.
While there Keena and I decided to go to the State Fair and see Sara Bareilles and Sugarland in concert. It was Keena's 30th birthday and since we weren't at home to celebrate I thought this would be a great alternative! While at the fair I tried my first and I think last Deep Fried Oreos, Milky Way, and Cookie Dough.
Sadly I didn't get any before pictures of the concert. Keena and I really enjoyed Sara. She sang her hits "King of Anything", "Love Song", and "Gravity". After her set we were sitting in the stands enjoying the beauty of the oncoming storm. The sky was gray but not too threatening. After about 30 minutes of setting up for Sugarland the sky was looking like it might rain. Keena and I decided to move up a few rows so that we wouldn't get rained on. Not two minutes after we sat down a large burst of wind blew a dust devil on the fair grounds and what happened next was a nightmare. As we watched the wind blew the stage over onto the crowd below. Keena and I watched in horror as people were crushed by the crashing stage. Panic and Shock filled the crowd. I grabbed my camera and filmed just a few seconds of the stunned crowd. Here is the
link it still terrifies me watching this.
My footage of the crowd right after the collapse is
hereAs we stood in shock people started yelling about tornadoes and the sudden storm. It was raining and lightning was crashing and thunder was booming. I felt the urge to run towards the stage to help those who were trapped. Keena had the good sense to seek cover since we Utah girls were unfamiliar with this type of weather. We ran to a barn across from the stadium. There our panic took over. We filmed ourselves in the moment and looking back we were pretty silly.
Our reaction right after the collapse is
hereAfter about 2 hours after the collapse we were finally able to find a taxi and get back to our hotel. From there we watched in horror as the news kept replaying what had happened. We realized how fragile life is and how quickly mother nature can change!
